Detachable cigar rest and match holder



April 28, 1931. J. E. BURNS v DETACHABLE CIGAR REST AND MATCH HOLDER Filed May 28, 1928 INVENTOR' BY ATTORNEYM Patented Apr. 28, 1931 JOHN EDGAR BURNS, OF TORQN'EO', ONTARIO, CANADA DETACHABLE CIGAR BEST AND MATCH HOLDER.

Application filed May 28, 1928. "Serial No". 281,262.

This invention relates to a detachable cigar restand match holder, as described in the present speclfication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which formpart of same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features pointed out broadly and specifically in the claims for novelty following a description containing an explanation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to construct a cigar rest which may be attached to any form of plate or saucer to convert same into an ash tray; to combine with a cigar rest means for retaining a clip or paper of matches; to build a detachable cigar rest which will add to the appearance of the usual plate or utensilused as an ash tray; to reduce the cost of ash trays; and generally, to provide a design of this nature, simple and durable in its construction and design and economical of manufacture.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the device being clamped on a plate or saucer.

Figure 4- is a plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a plan View of the metal stamping before the bending operation takes place.

Figure 6 is an end elevational view of a modified form of the invention.

Figure 7 is a plan View of Figure 6.

Like numerals of reference indicate corre sponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a metal plate bent to form the trough-shaped member 11 forming a cigar rest proper and having the side walls 12 and 13. From one end of the side Wall 13, a strip 14 is bent as at 15 to lie substantially parallel to the side wall 13 and forms an opening 17 for the insertion of a match box or package to be held by the spring strip 14:. Flat resilient metal strips or tongues 19 and 20 extend from the ends of the trough-shaped portion. The tongue 19 is bent downwardly as at 21, substantially at right angles to the floor of the trough-shaped portion 11, and is again bent under as at 22 so that the remainingportionlQA of the tongue 19 will have contact its outer endflQC and. at the bend 22 with the plate or utensil 5E0 to which said restissecured. The bentportion 22 is adapted to bear on the upper surface of the floor 55 of plate or saucer-like utensil andthe end portionlSG isadapted to bear against the upper surface of the flange portion 41, as shown indotted linesin Figure 2. The resilient tongue 20 is'bent downwardly as at-23. and may be curved throughout the greater part ofits length as-at 2st; and is adapted tob'ear at the end portion- 2013 against the under side of the flange ll of the plate 40, as shown in dotted lines inFigure 3,-anclto extend 'a distance below theend; ofsaid portion 19A.

In the modified form of this invention,- two trough-shaped portions and-31am formed on and. extend" from respective sides of'a fiat central portion33.

Metal strips'19B and 20A,similar to the strips 19 and 20; are formed from respective ends of the flat central portion 33 and are formedsubstantially as are the strips 19Yand 20. in Figuresl,i2 and 3. Aclip 34"formed of two resilient strips 0r'p10ngs spaced from one another as at 37, may be formed integral therewith'or spot welded or otherwise suitably secured totheupper face of the flat portion 33, as at 38 and is adapted to retain a box or paper of'matchesin the space 37b0- tween said resilientstrips and 36.

In the operation of this invention, this form of cigar rest may be secured, to any of the usual forms of plates or-like utensils and Q readily converts same into a very acceptable form of ash tray in which suitable cigar or cigarette rests are provided. The troughshaped portion 11. makes a very acceptable form of cigar rest, and when the article is clamped onto the side of the plate, the floor of the trough-shaped portion is substantially parallel with the base of the plate. A paper or clip of matches may be readily inserted in the opening 17 between the resilient tongue 14 and the side wall 13 and is securely held there by said resilient tongue.

In attaching the cigar rest to a plate or like utensil, the edge of the flange portion 41 of the plate 40 is first brought to bear against the me underside of the portion 19A and said portion is forced away from the resilient member 20 and the flange then inserted between the resilient member 20 and the portion 19A. The flange 41 is inserted at a sufiicient distance to allow the bent portion 22 of the resilient member 19 to bear against the floor 42 of the plate 40.

Contact will now be made on the utensils at the base 22 and 190 on the resilient member 19 and on the point 20B on the resilient member 20, thus effectively securing said cigar rest to said utensil 40.

In the modified form, the method of applying the cigar rest to the plate is similar to that shown in Figure 3. The two troughshaped portions 30 and 31 provide means for supporting two cigars or cigarettes instead of one. The paper or clip of matches may be inserted in the opening 37 between the resilient prongs or members 35 and 36, and is securely held therebetween.

In the drawings, I show fiat resilient strips 19 and 20 forming a clip to secure the trough or cigar rest 11 to the plate, but this could be accomplished by using resilient wire or the like, similarly bent and welded to the under side of the trough-shaped portion 11, without goin beyond the scope of the invention.

W at I claim is:

1. A detachable cigar rest comprising a metal plate having a pair of flat resilient metal tongues merging into a central portion and forming a spring clip fastening, the sides of the central portion being bent inwardly to form flanges and said resilient metal tongues being bent rearwardly and downwardly to form spring retaining members.

2. A detachable cigar rest comprising a metal plate having a pair of fiat resilient metal tongues merging into a central portion and forming a spring clip fastening, the sides of the central portion being bent inwardly to form flanges and the tongues forming a spring clip, the fastening being bent rearwardly into curves overlapping one another and having their tips flnnging outwardly from one another.

Signed at the city of Toronto, this 18th day of May, 1928.

JOHN EDGAR BURNS. 

